Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-08-27
ANNUAL PICNIC

Of Admiral FOote Post. G.. A. h., at
SavIn Rock Yesterday-A Decided
Success-The Various Contests-A
Stratford Sleep Wins in the SIoop
Race-The Rowing Match Between
oyster Steamer Crews-The Prizes.
The annual grand picnic of Admiral Foote
post No. II, G. A. R., took place yesterday
at Savin Rock. 1t was a decided success,
although it did not equal last years picnic,
which was attended by from Is, 900 to 90, 900
people. The picnic yesterday, however, at
tracted nearly 1000 to the shore, and these
people had picnic in earnest in trying to
find room in the cars to get back to this city
late last evening. All day long the cars were
we'll filed with veterans and others bound
for the shore, but not until afternoon did
the cars begin to be crowded and by early
evening the picnic was at its highest and the
members of the committee had their hands
full attending to the wants of the picnickers.
Outside of the special amusepents provided
by the committee of the posts, consisting of
Comrades Wines, Shepard, Woodford, lis
dale, Bassett, Lovejoy, Austin, Adams, Mich
olson, Pritchard, Shubert, Lane, Rawlings,
Shadeen and Plum, were the bowling alleys,
dancing, flying horses and other games in
which the shore abounds and the fancy ekat-
ing at Howes' rink.
began at 1890 a. m. with base ball game
between two mines made up of veterans,
which was played on the field in the grove.
The mines were captained by Comrades
Pritchard and Lane and made up follows:
Pritchard's nine, Comrades Have, Cassell,
Baldwin, Hill, Barnes, Wilcox, Benedict,
Rogers and Molloy. Lanes nine, Comrades
Bassett, Dolph, Cady, Preston, Dudley, Barnes,
Adams and Ferguson. The game, which
lasted through five innings, was remarkable
from the fact that man was known to
stop a ball except with his hat, face or other
part of his body, and that no one was SER
iously injured. The runs, however, were
many and Pritchsrd's nine was victorious by
q score of "a to 81. The next event was the
wheelbarrow race, the winner to receive So.
The second prize was 81. This race was won
by Comrade F. Preston, with Comrade G.
Barnes second.
The water foot race, which was very inter-
esting, was won by Comrade F. Preston, jr.,
while F. Preston took the second prize.
Then came the sloop race of ten miles out
and back, which was the feature of the day,
and the entries were the sloop @. D. Smith,
Captain s. G. Hart, of Stratford; the g. D.
Allen, Captain Wick Saunders, of Fair Ha-
Law, of Oyster Point. 1t was shortly after
O'Clock when the sloops got under way,
with the G. D. Smith leading, which position
she held over the entire course, winning
the first prize, handsome silver
ice set. A sack race took place
at $3.50 p. m. which was won by F. Preston,
with G. Granniss second. This was fol-
lowed by barrel race at 4 p. M, the win
ming man being G. 81. Evans with George
Granniss second. By this time it drew
near time for the boat race between crews
from the oyster steamers Smith Brothers and
the Morgan, and the thousands of people
lined the shore to cheer the winning crew. It
was just 4:30 p. m. when the crews took
their seats and prepared to row over the three
mile course. The crew of the Smith Broth
ers consisted of E. Gallagher, G. Mitchell, c.
Lautenbaeh, A. Allen, B. Horner, c. Chad
wick, d. 81. Donegan, coxswain. Those of
the Morgan were w. Blatchley, w. Page,
Ed. Tracy, Ed. Allen, W. Hull, W.
Westcott and W. Beecher, coxswain.
When the word was given both crews
started off in good shape and kept pretty
well together until on the last turn B. Horner
of the Smith Bros. broke his oar, which gave
the Morgans the race and the first prize, five
box of cigars, the second prize. George
Bauer took the first prize in an interesting
tub race, while Daniel Frazier had to put up
with the second prize.
The last event of the day was a rowboat
race between Conrad Nicholson and Lane,
which was won by the former. In the even
ing dancing and fireworks were the order of
things until the cars carried the weary party
back to this city. The committee expect to
clear $500 by the affair, and they deserve to
for the able and successful way in which
they managed things during the asY.